It staff turnover: Causes and management tools

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the turnover causes and retention tools for IT specialists during the period of deep transformation of the corresponding segment of the labor market. For companies, a serious challenge is the outflow of highly qualified specialists and a large number of vacancies that stimulate excessive inter-organizational mobility. The purpose of this study is to develop a system of tools that can keep the turnover rates of IT specialists at an acceptable level. The study was conducted in the IT departments of three regional divisions of large federal organizations in December 2022 by the survey method (questionnaire and Exit interview). According to the study, the main quit causes are getting a more interesting offer from another employer and dissatisfaction with wages. The authors proposed the use of retention tools, which are grouped into the following groups: motivating, team-building, career, supportive. The article has practical value, since the presented tools can be used in various organizations to prevent excessive turnover.